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BLOOMBERG: WANING SUPPORT IN NIGERIA’S NORTH POSES VOTE RISK FOR BUHARI

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FROM: By Yinka Ibukun and Mustapha Muhammad Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is facing a growing challenge as members of his party defect to the opposition and support diminishes in a key region that’s stood by him politically for 15 years: the north. Home to about 40 percent of the West African nation’s voters, Nigeria’s North East […]

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WHY NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY IS NOT DELIVERING DIVIDENDS – ATTAHIRU JEGA

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Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said Nigeria’s democracy was not delivering dividends to the people due to politicians autocracy.   He attributed the situation to “politicians’ autocracy’’, saying that democracy was not thriving in Nigeria because of the autocratic nature of politicians, “who obviously were connected to military rule.   Jega made this known while […]

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